PE21 6BB

Skirbeck · Boston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Boston
Constituency
Boston and Skegness
Postcode district
PE21
Postcode sector
PE21 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE21 6BY 31 m
PE21 6BA 65 m
PE21 8TW 102 m
PE21 8TL 135 m
PE21 8TE 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE21 6BB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE21
Postcode sector
PE21 6
Latitude
52.971514
Longitude
-0.022374
British National Grid easting
532,900
British National Grid northing
343,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Boston · E07000136
Electoral ward
Skirbeck · E05009628
Parish or community
E43000109
Westminster constituency
Boston and Skegness · E14001114
Output area
E00132062
Lower layer super output area
Boston 003C · E01026025
Middle layer super output area
Boston 003 · E02005419

Postcode source versions

Explore PE21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. The Boston Grammar School

    Academy converter

    335 m
  2. Boston Pioneers Free School Academy

    Free schools

    445 m
  3. Boston College

    Further education

    553 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,497
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,556
  • Anti social behaviour 699
  • Shoplifting 674
  • Criminal damage and arson 321
  • Public order 252

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PE21 6 residents
3,334

Age bands in PE21 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

514 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.6%

417 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.1%

1,074 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

772 residents

Age 65 and over
9.3%

286 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • LIQUORPOND SURGERY

    10 LIQUORPOND STREET, BOSTON, PE21 8UE

    ODS code C83004

    327 m

  • GREYFRIARS SURGERY

    SOUTH SQUARE, BOSTON, PE21 6JU

    ODS code C83059

    403 m

  • THE SIDINGS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SLEAFORD ROAD, BOSTON, PE21 8EG

    ODS code C83060

    896 m

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TAWNEY STREET, BOSTON, PE21 6PF

    ODS code C83010

    1.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Boston College

    BCT · Boston

    0.1 miles
  • Sorting Office

    BCT · Boston

    0.2 miles
  • Stells Lane

    BCT · Boston

    0.2 miles
  • Grammar School

    BCT · Boston

    0.2 miles
  • Boston College

    BCT · Boston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Boston 003C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,228 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. The Boston Grammar School is the nearest published school at 335 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,497 published events cover 12 months, averaging 374.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,556 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.